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D-PE-OE-23 · Question #40

A customer acquired six R750 servers. They must add these servers to their existing R760 iDRAC Group but are encountering errors. What is the reason for the errors?

The correct answer is C. 15G and 16G servers cannot be in the same group. Option C is correct because Dell's iDRAC Group Manager enforces a generation boundary: 15th Generation (15G) servers like the R750 and 16th Generation (16G) servers like the R760 cannot coexist in the same iDRAC group - this is a hard architectural limitation, not a…

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Question

A customer acquired six R750 servers. They must add these servers to their existing R760 iDRAC Group but are encountering errors. What is the reason for the errors?

Options

  • AR750 iDRACs firmware is out of date.
  • BR750 iDRACs are not running the same version of firmware.
  • C15G and 16G servers cannot be in the same group.
  • DThe feature requires iDRAC Enterprise.

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    88% (23)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

Option C is correct because Dell's iDRAC Group Manager enforces a generation boundary: 15th Generation (15G) servers like the R750 and 16th Generation (16G) servers like the R760 cannot coexist in the same iDRAC group - this is a hard architectural limitation, not a configuration or firmware issue. Option A is wrong because outdated firmware on the R750s might cause other problems, but it's not what prevents cross-generation grouping. Option B is wrong because mismatched firmware versions within a generation can cause group issues, but that's not the scenario here - the core problem is the generation mismatch itself. Option D is wrong because iDRAC Group Manager is an Enterprise-tier feature, but since the R760 group already exists and is functioning, licensing is clearly not the barrier. Memory tip: Think "same generation, same group" - iDRAC groups are like generational clubs; a 15G server can't join a 16G club, no matter how up-to-date its firmware is.

Topics

#iDRAC Group Manager#server generation compatibility#R750 R760#group management

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